World News
Daikin acquires Washington state AC suppliers
USA: Daikin North America has continued its acquisitions of key distributors in the USA with the purchase of Washington state companies Thermal…
Daikin extends Loop scheme to R134a chillers
ITALY: Daikin Applied Europe has extended Daikin’s Loop (L∞P) scheme for refrigerant recovery, reclamation and reuse to R134a chillers….
HFC consumption increases but F-gas remains “on track”
DENMARK: Consumption of HFCs under the European F-gas regulations increased in 2020 for the first time, after consecutive annual decreases since 2015,…
A-Gas acquires refrigerant destruction company
UK/AUSTRALIA: Refrigerant supplier, recycler and reclaimer A-Gas has acquired Salience Solutions Pty, an Australian company offering plasma arc refrigerant destruction technology. …
HARDI files lawsuit over US disposable cylinder ban
USA: HARDI, the US HVACR wholesalers association, is going to court in an effort to overturn the new US ban on non-refillable,…
Honeywell backs Danfoss scrolls on R1234ze and R515B
USA: Honeywell says it is supporting Danfoss with the development of a soon-to-be launched range of scroll compressors based on low GWP…
Carrier joins AWS Partner Network
USA: Carrier is now a part of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network (APN), a global community of partners who use AWS…
Beijer Ref makes two new acquisitions in Oceania
SWEDEN: Wholesaler Beijer Ref has made two further acquisitions in Oceania, acquiring Auckland-based HVAC supplier Clima Solutions and Patton Albury, an HVACR…
Africa turning green as Seychelles joins U-3ARC
BURKINA FASO: The islands of the Seychelles have become the 50th member of U-3ARC, the Union of Associations of African Actors in…
MHI Q-ton wins Japanese enviro award
JAPAN: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ Q-ton Circulation air-to-water heat pump has won the Technological Development and Commercialisation category in this year’s Japanese Ministry…